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Car Brand Logos in China

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There are more car brand logos to be seen on the streets in China, than in any other country. All of the American brands, all of the Japanese and Korean brands,  and almost all of the European brands,  can be seen on the streets in China,  in addition to dozens of Chinese brands which most do not have wide distribution outside China.

Almost all cars sold in China, are made in China. Roughly half the cars on the road carry the logo or badge of well known global brands ; these vehicles are produced in China under various joint venture arrangements ( in the broadest possible sense ).

Anecdotal evidence tends to suggest that the car brand logos or badges are not generally well-known in China or recognised by Chinese people, even people with cars, or in business with cars. The brands which they represent, and the makers who make them,  are known by Chinese by names which are totally different to the names which would be familiar to people from outside China,   even when the brand name, in addition to the logo,  is actually written on the car.

Prior to creating this Wikipedia entry, it was very difficult to figure out what a car brand logo, seen in China, represents. If one systematically visits all of the pages in the category "car makers in China", many of them don't include a picture of the brand logo or logos which that maker uses.

Creating a list with photos of all of the brand logos is intended to simplify the process of brand logo identification,  which can be linked in a table to the name of the Chinese maker,  the name of the brand,   and the international maker associated with the brand, if applicable.

Comment about terminology: I am going to use the word "brand" ( alternatively, "marque" ) to refer to a named family of cars produced by a particular manufacturer. For example, Chevrolet and Cadillac are brands of the General Motors company ( the "maker" ). The "logo" refers to the logo or badge, most commonly displayed at the rear in most modern vehicles,   sometimes at the front. Some logos include words in them, most don't.

The objective is to make the list as simple as possible, with links to the Wikipedia pages for the specific brands and/or makers where further detailed information can be sought.

All of the photos uploaded for the initial version of this page were taken by the Wikipedia user lathamibird, in China, during 2017. Lathamibird (talk) 14:01, 23 November 2017 (UTC)